Category: Living With Bipolar Disorder

  • 2 Weeks in Cartagena: What I Learned About Myself

    2 Weeks in Cartagena: What I Learned About Myself

     Two weeks in Cartagena taught me just how much my mental illness limits me. So boom, I did my almost annual international birthday trip and decided to really challenge myself this time. After multiple covid infections plus a concussion, I have been worried about cognitive decline and struggling with anything involving memorization and concentration. So…

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  • Trapped

    Trapped

    There’s been a topic I’ve been avoiding thinking about for a very long time, but I feel like I’m in a transitional period in life that makes it impossible not to ruminate over it. I feel trapped in my state. And not like a “being held hostage” type of trapped, but a “surrounded by a…

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  • What Do You Love?

    What Do You Love?

    Do you have something you love to do? If you’ve been struggling with your mental health along the lines of depression or anxiety or really any symptom, do you have things that you want to do? Do you still have hobbies or interests that you take you away, that fulfills you, or makes you happy?…

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  • Why I Stopped Actively Dating

    Why I Stopped Actively Dating

    I’ve been mulling this topic over for the past year after going through a breakup and 3 severe depressive episodes. I don’t really like the conclusion I’ve come to, because it makes me face some truths about myself, my circumstances, and the world I live in that are far from comfortable. It also shatters a…

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  • What Happens After Depression?

    What Happens After Depression?

    Rarely is it like a switch being flipped going from light to dark. It happens in slow steady steps.

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